VIETNAM TODAY

The US government attaches great importance to fostering relations with Vietnam in its Asia-Pacific policy, says US Defence Secretary Leon Panetta.

Bank interest rates may continue to decrease this year, said Nguyen Duc Kien, Vice Chairman of NA's Economic Committee.

UN envoy Kofi Annan will hold talks with the US Secretary of State Friday as the international community tries to find a way to end the bloodshed in Syria, a US official said.

The Ministry of Health announced that among the 200,000 patients infected with HIV in Vietnam currently, 5,000 are pregnant women.

Two new experimental treatments against advanced melanoma have shown promise in keeping the deadly skin cancer at bay, according to research presented in the United States.

All responsible people of the three Denmark-funded projects, whose sponsorship has been suspended following irregularities unearthed by audit reports, have denied allegations.

Israel and the United States are discussing a new raft of sanctions that could be imposed on Iran if the next round of talks between world powers and Tehran fail, Israeli daily Haaretz reported.

Buses would remain a major means of public transport in Vietnam during 2012-20 with metro, elevated railway and rapid transit bus services currently under development.

On the International Day for Children, Chau Van Phuc Thien, 13, in the central province of Ninh Thuan was brutally assaulted by his father.

Vo Trong Nghia has been awarded as one among the world's 21st century architects for his well-known bamboo designs.

As the days become hotter this summer, businesses in Hanoi come up with imaginative solutions to attract customers.

The US Department of Commerce has preliminarily decided against steel garment hangers imported from Vietnam.

Police arrested Miss South Mekong 2009 for allegedly running an escort service, which involved models and beauty contestants.

Vietnam joins the 150 or so countries around the globe to celebrate World Environment Day with a series of events starting in Quang Ninh Province.

55-year-old T.K.P of HCM City might never have imagined a day when her siblings and adoptive daughter would get into a dispute over her fortune, but it happened after she passed away.

US Defence Secretary Leon Panetta visited USNS Richard E.Byrd, a dry cargo/ammunition ship, which has anchored at Cam Ranh Bay in central Vietnam for maintenance.

A Greek exit from the eurozone will be on the agenda if Athens fails to impose required austerity measures, French Finance Minister Pierre Moscovici said.

A plane carrying 153 people plunged into a residential area of Nigeria's largest city, with all those aboard presumed dead.

Deputy Prime Minister Nguyen Thien Nhan had a meeting with Li Jiheng, Governor of Yunnan province, on June 2 as part of his working visit to China.